Showtime Shoni lived up to her nickname Saturday in her first WNBA All-Star Game. And a wild game it was.

Shoni Schimmel scored an All-Star Game-record 29 points and had eight assists as the East pulled out a 125-124 victory over the West in Phoenix in the first WNBA All-Star Game to go into overtime. The Atlanta rookie was named the game's MVP.

Tamika Catchings, an All-Star for a record-tying ninth time, made a layup with 6.9 seconds to go to give the East the lead and then knocked the ball away from Skylar Diggins on the defensive end to seal the victory. Diggins finished with 27 points and seven assists, leading a furious West rally to force overtime.

"They call her Showtime Schimmel," Catchings said. "She came out and put on a great show."

Brittney Griner, of the host Mercury, scored 17 points, including two on a first-half dunk, for the West.

Schimmel, who grew up on a reservation in the tiny northeast Oregon town of Mission and has a vast Native American following, broke the All-Star Game record of 23 points set last year by Candace Parker.

Also for the East, former Stanford star Chiney Ogwumike had 15 points.